Elena Glinskaya
Grand princess of Moscow from 1526 to 1533 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya (Russian: Елена Васильевна Глинская; c. 1510 – 4 April 1538) was the grand princess consort of Moscow as the second wife of Vasili III of Russia, and de facto regent of Russia from 1533 until her death in 1538. She was the mother of the first crowned tsar Ivan IV.[1][2]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevna and the family name is Glinskaya.
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Elena Glinskaya | |
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Regent of Russia | |
Regency | 4 December 1533 – 4 April 1538 |
Monarch | Ivan IV |
Grand Princess consort of Moscow | |
Tenure | 21 January 1526 – 4 December 1533 |
Predecessor | Solomonia Saburova |
Successor | Anastasia Romanovna |
Born | c. 1510 |
Died | 4 April 1538 (age 27–28) |
Burial | |
Spouse | |
Issue | Ivan Vasilyevich Yuri Vasilevich |
House | Glinski Rurik (by marriage) |
Father | Vasili Lvovich Glinsky |
Mother | Ana Jakšić |
Religion | Russian Orthodox |
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